Project Lead – SD

Responsibilities

• Planning and Management - Define scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning. • Team Management - Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members • Product Owner Support - Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, conducting estimation sessions, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance • Stakeholder Management - Working closely with a large set of stakeholders including Technology, Commercials, Design (UI/UX), Analytics, DevOps. Communicate effectively with key stakeholders on product features and act as the main point of contact for any deliverables or inquiries • Vendor Management – Working closely with vendors, defining scope of deliverables, formalizing contracts with vendors, defining acceptance criteria, managing deliverables review with internal stakeholders, managing UAT and contract closures. • Release Management - Conducting release planning, executing Runbook, and managing release activities for smooth releases to production environment. • Process Management and Improvement - Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Project Management in an Agile Technology Delivery context • Team Building - Promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team